It’s not unusual to see offerings of one sort or another at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These flowers were on the edge of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, scene of the current eruption. In Hawaiian tradition, Halemaʻumaʻu Crater is considered to be home of Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes.
For more information about Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, go to nps.gov/havo/.
Graham's Island 
Nature’s perseverance in the firey rebirth of new earth!
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Well, these flowers were left there by people, not growing there, but I’m always impressed by the plants that do grow in and around areas that are experiencing active eruptions.
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Hard to tell by the photo on my phone. They looked like they were growing there.
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I should probably have made it clearer that they weren’t!
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No worries!
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Such a big contrast ! The beauty and the destruction!
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Yes, it is. And there are ohia trees growing at the opposite end of the same crater, which I find amazing.
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That is amazing!
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Appeasing the gods?
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Something like that. Hawaiian culture pays a lot of respect to gods and ancestors and these kinds of displays are one manifestation of that. I have another post coming up in a couple of days that is another!
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